Monthly Archives: August 2010

This press worked for years in a Jackson Township, York County, Pa., home. And it still works. And it’s available for free to someone who will give it a good home. (See additional photo below.) Also of interest: A historic … Continue reading →

This image of York (Pa.) High School appeared in the 1921 school yearbook “Orange and Blue.” A half dozen years later, William Penn Senior High School was built nearby and this building became Hannah Penn Junior High School. Hannah Penn … Continue reading →

A girl diligently studies below the gaze of a master. So, here’s a question for you students of York County, Pa., sites and scenes. Can you locate this painting? Answer below. Also of interest: Hellfire, of a different sort and … Continue reading →

This interesting memorial shows the World War II honor roll in Mount Wolf, missing for some time but now on display at the borough’s VFW. Charles Stambaugh, who e-mailed this photograph, pointed out that darker, larger writing can be seen … Continue reading →

This view to the north from Chickies Rock toward Marietta on the Lancaster County side of the Susquehanna shows iron furnaces in the distance and other late 19th-century industrial buildings. The waterway is the former mainline canal, with the Pennsylvania … Continue reading →

This Lancaster County (Pa.) Solid Waste Management Authority story shows two superimposed wind turbines at Turkey Point, as viewed from York County. Specifically, this scene comes from the Long Level area on the Susquehanna River’s west bank – the Long … Continue reading →

E.A. Greiman illustrates York, Pa., Squire Braxton’s residence in Penn Park, top, and the town character at work, bottom. Also of interest: York City Police Blue Coats played baseball at Penn Park’s stadium to raise funds for uniforms and A … Continue reading →

This undated poster tells about activities at Penn Grove Campground in Heidelberg Township. That camp meeting moved from a site between Mount Wolf and Emigsville in the late 1880s, and continues to operated as a day camp today. Thousands of … Continue reading →

This undated photo of Civil War vets from the Mount Wolf and Manchester area is on display at a temporary museum in Mount Wolf. The days and hours for the museum, put together to celebrate Mount Wolf’s 100th birthday, have … Continue reading →

A rainbow spreads above York, Pa.’s, Sovereign Bank Stadium during the introduction of the 2010 York Revolution team in April 2010. Perhaps it’s a indication that pro baseball will never again leave York County. Also of interest: Grass vs. artificial: … Continue reading →

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Welcome to York Town Square, 9 years of daily posts about history/journalism, topics that can easily become plodding and self important. My goal is to keep this blog fun and accessible. And I try to say something in each post. I welcome your comments and respond to every one you write. Please contact me at jem@ydr.com.